Abstract: A connector assembly comprises an insulating housing with interconnected front and rear housing parts, a plurality of contact elements arranged in the housing in rows and columns, each contact element being provided with a first section having a mating contact end and a second section having a connection end. The rear housing part comprises a plurality of module housings, each module housing accommodating one column of contact elements. Each module housing is provided with at least one opening exposing at least one contact element of the corresponding column of contact elements. A shielding plate is inserted between adjacent columns of contact elements, the shielding plate contacting the one contact element through the opening. The shielding plate is provided with fastening means and is attached to the one contact element by means of the fastening means only.

Abstract: In order to simplify operations of cleaning an optical connector (1, 4), especially the female part (4) of the latter, provision is made, upon disconnection, for ferrules (5) set into the female cavities (9) of the socket to be brought flush (7) with the socket by sliding a sleeve (6) which constitutes it. It is demonstrated that, by acting in this way, it is possible to carry out more frequent and simpler cleaning operations on the optical connectors.

Abstract: Connector designed to come to be engaged on an edge (2) of a printed circuit board (1) and has contacts (3, 4) designed to take support elastically on either side of board (1) in order to establish a direct connection with the conductive connection areas of this board. The connector comprises a base (6) and a plug (8) comprising means cooperating together during the insertion of plug (8) into base (6) in order to: guide the introduction of plug (8) into base (6); move plug (8) upward to permit a lining up of row of contacts (4) borne by the second part (10) of plug (8) onto the conductive areas situated under the edge of board (1) and simultaneously; bend flexible part (9) of plug (8) downward to permit a lining up of row of contacts (3) borne by this flexible part (9) on the conductive areas situated on the edge of board (1).

Abstract: The invention concerns a card reader connector with microcircuit (1) comprising contacts (2) connected to an electronic circuit and designed, when the card (1) is integrated in the reader, to be connected to the card (1) microcircuit contact pads Said connector comprises a wafer (3) made of electrically insulating material comprising cells (4) each freely receiving a brush contact (2) the first end (5) of which projects from the cell (4) and is designed to be contacted with one contact pad of the card (1) microcircuit and the other end (6, 7) rests on one conducting pad of the electronic circuit formed on a card (10) of the printed circuit pressed against the wafer (3) made of electrically insulating material.

Abstract: A crimp connection between a flexible flat contact part (1) and a crimping ferrule (2) enclosing this contact part (1), wherein the crimp connection is characterized in that the crimping ferrule (2) has a base (3) and two side plates (4a, 4b) adjoining the base on opposite sides. The base (3) has at least one groove (6) towards the interior of the ferrule and transversely to the longitudinal ferrule axis (5), and ribs (7) arranged at the free ends of the side plates (4a, 4b). The ribs at the free end are disposed in such a way that, after crimping has taken place and with the side plates (4a, 4b) rolled in towards the interior of the ferrule, the said ribs press the flexible contact part (1) into the corresponding groove (6) and engage with the said part essentially positively into the corresponding groove (6).

Abstract: A connector casing which is a plastic molding and includes a connection face (1) in which a connection block (2) for coaxial cables (3) is located and an exit face (4) for the coaxial cables (3), which is perpendicular to the connection block (2), so that the cables describe a curved path between the connection block (2) and the exit face (4) for the cables. The casing contains a cable guide (5, 6) for each cable (3), said cable guide being molded into the casing and extending with a predetermined radius of curvature in order to avoid any variation in the impedance of the cable (3).

Abstract: An electric connector (3) connectable, in a longitudinal assembly direction (A), to a complementary connector (2), and having an insulating casing (14) defining a number of longitudinal cavities (16) for housing respective electric terminals (17), and main retaining means (25) for retaining the terminals (17) in a correct insertion position inside the cavities (16) and having, for each terminal, a retaining seat (71) formed in the terminal (17), and an elastic lance (72) associated with the respective cavity (16) and which clicks onto the retaining seat (71); the connector (3) also has, for each terminal (17), a stop member (75) carried by the respective elastic lance (72) and movable, by virtue of the position assumed by the terminal (17) inside the respective cavity (16), between a disabling position disabling connection of the connector (3) to the complementary connector (2) and corresponding to a position in which the elastic lance (72) does not engage the retaining seat (71) and the stop member (75) inte

Abstract: A sealing unit about an elongated element, particularly a cable of an electric connector, and presenting first and second elastically deformable sealing elements facing each other, in use, on either side of the elongated element, and each having complementary first and second portions. The sealing elements are pressed against each other so that the first and second portions cooperate in sealing manner with each other, at least one of the first and second portions being deformed by the other portion to cooperate in sealing manner with the elongated element.

Abstract: A connector for a coaxial flat cable which is reduced in its height from standard connectors of this type while simultaneously enabling the connecting operation to be easily performed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cabling arrangement for motorized vehicles and similar comprising a system for electrical power supply and a system of data transmission via a busbar (1) to which components signals are addressed separately using a multiplexing process. This arrangement has at least one busbar (1) with at least two power conductors (2, 3) for the supply of electrical power to components and at least two conductors (4) used by the busbar data transmission system (1). All the conductors (2,3,4) are in the form of metal strips and are separated one from another by insulating sheet material (5) and assembled in a laminated or “sandwich” structure, each component or a secondary busbar taking off control or power current from the busbar through their respective connectors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a female connector (1) for electrical connectors having a sheet-metal frame (2) which is in the form of a box and has contact spring elements (3) and a connecting part (4) for a cable end, and having a reinforcing cage (5) which is attached via the sheet-metal frame, is in the form of a box and has a coding rib (6). The reinforcing cage (5) is folded from sheet steel such that the coding rib is formed by bending the metal sheet to form a profile having rounded edges, while avoiding outward-pointing sharp edges.

Abstract: A specification is given of an OWG plug-in system for multimedia devices comprising a first OWG plug connector (1) with a mechanically releasable connector (2) and a mating connector (3), the said OWG plug connector being arranged in proximity to a multimedia device, a second OWG plug connector (101) with an OWG connector (105) and a printed circuit board (102), this second OWG plug connector (101) being arranged in an electromagnetically compatible region of the multimedia device and containing at least one active element, and at least one OWG cable (40b), with an OWG connector (4b, 105) at each end, one OWG connector (4b) of which can be fixed into the first OWG plug connector (1) and the other OWG connector (105) of which can be fixed into the second OWG plug connector (101), in each case without play, the active element being arranged in a manner centred with respect to the OWG connector (105) in the second OWG plug connector (101).

Abstract: The method consists in aligning a printed-circuit board 2 with respect to an insertion die 4 containing grooves 8, and an anvil 3 containing grooves 6 of a manually operated press, in order for at least one electronic component 1, which is provided with projecting contact pins 7 with elastic attachment zones, to be inserted into a selected insertion zone in the PCB 2, the insertion die 4 and the anvil 3 always being aligned with respect to one another along an insertion center line c, and the printed-circuit board being attached to a manually displaceable X-Y table, the position of the center point p of the selected insertion zone being respectively defined by means of a Y-coordinate and an X-coordinate with respect to the insertion center line c, the table being moveable within a first tracking zone, the area of which extends over a great distance with respect to the insertion center line c, and within a second tracking zone, the area of which extends over a limited distance with respect to the insertion cen

Abstract: An electric connector (1) having an insulating casing (2) defining a number of cavities (3) for respective electric terminals (4); and a sealing unit (20) for protection against external agents and in turn having a sealing member (21) connected to the casing (2), on the side on which the terminals (4) are inserted inside the cavities (3), and having a number of through seats (22) coaxial with the cavities (3) and engaged by respective electric cables (5) connected to the terminals (4); the sealing unit having a protection member (30) in sheet form, which is located on one side of the sealing member (21) and has a number of slitted openings (31) coaxial with the cavities (3) and with the seats (22), and each defined by a number of flexible flaps (32) which are interposed between the respective terminal (4) and the sealing member (21) during passage of the terminal (4) inside the respective seat (22), so as to protect the sealing member (21) from contact with the terminal (4).

Abstract: An electric terminal (1) having a contact portion (8) which cooperates with a complementary contact element (1'); and a connection portion (6) connectable to an electric cable (7) and having at least one knife element (13) with a pair of facing blades (30) defining an opening (18) for transverse insertion of the cable (7); the blades (30) increasing in thickness from respective and portions (39), for cutting a sheath (12) of the cable (7), to respective base portions (37) cooperating with and for exerting pressure on an inner conductor (11) of the cable.

Abstract: A connector for an apparatus for reading smart cards has a body supporting brush contact elements for electronically contacting the conductive pads of a chip on a card inserted into the connector. The connector includes an electronic circuit connected to at least some of the brush contact elements and connectable to the electronic circuit of the card reader. The electronic circuit on the connector controls the insertion of the card into the card reader and its withdrawal therefrom.

Abstract: A detector of a flat plate (12) comprises two contact bars (1, 2) extending along two longitudinal parallel axes. Each contact bar is a curved bar having two segments extending opposite each other, a first bar (1) comprising an extension piece (3) configured so as to be opposite the second bar (2), these bars being lodged in a housing (13) suitable for holding the segments compressed between walls of the housing. The extension piece (3) forms a projection on one face of the housing, so that the flat plate (12) traveling parallel to this face can move the extension piece (3) between the projecting position thereof and a drawn-in position in which the extension piece (3) is in contact with a second bar (2). Use, in particular, for a frame (10) for reading an electronic card (12).

Abstract: A connector for high frequency signals comprises a housing of insulating material and a plurality of male contact elements. The housing has a bottom and two opposite side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, the bottom and side walls determining a receiving space. The bottom is provided with cavities regularly arranged in rows and columns. Each of the contact elements is mounted in a cavity, an upper end of each contact element projecting into the receiving space. At least a plurality of the cavities are metallized at their the inner walls and the contact elements are mounted in the metallized cavities by means of at least one support element of insulating material. Each support element comprises a body having an outer dimension which is smaller than the inner dimension of the corresponding cavity, and a plurality of ledges extending mainly in axial direction of the contact element and determining an outer dimension which is larger than the inner dimension of the corresponding cavity.

Abstract: The object of the invention is an actuating device for at least one shunt (30) in a connector comprising a base and a plug with at least one pair of contacts (28) short-circuited by the contacts of said shunt.To this end, it comprises actuating means (24) of which a movable portion (90) is adapted to take:a first position immediately adjacent each contact of each shunt when the contacts of the base and of the plug are electrically connected and partially mechanically connected, anda second position in which at least one of the contacts of each shunt is displaced to short-circuit said contacts when they are integrelly mechanically connected.

Abstract: A wire type contact pin for an electrical connector has two pairs of lateral retaining wings on opposite sides of the pin. Each of these wings has a retaining face perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the contact pin.